Ara Hoque

E-mail: ac9na9@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 203-***-****

PROFILE SUMMARY:

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 6 plus years of IT experience in Testing of various Web - based, Object Oriented, Client Server applications on Windows and Linux platforms.

• Experienced in using various Test Methodologies, Developing Project Schedules, Test Plans/Test Cases, Test Procedures, Test Strategies and Weekly Status Reports.

• Experience in White Box and Black Box Testing, which includes Functional, Regression, Integration, End to End, System Testing. User Acceptance Testing, Unit Testing, Web Testing,

• Having good exposure to complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Good working experience in defect management tool HP QC, JIRA, Bugzilla, MTM

• Extensive familiarity with Agile/Scrum and Waterfall Methodologies.

• -Knowledge of SQL and extensively worked on SOAP testing using SOAP UI, POSTMAN

• Experienced in automation based on Selenium-RC and TestNG, Cucumber & JUnit framework with Java programming language.

• Wrote C# and spec Flow testcases with help of Nuget packages.

• Experience in setting up test environment for automated script execution using Java, Appium and TestNG.

• Experience in Data Driven and Keyword Driven framework to maintain test suite.

• Experienced in XML files, JSON files, CSV files and Excel files.

• Having good command on using GIT HUB.

• Defect logging, tracking and monitoring using Bugzilla, JIRA and HP Quality Center (ALM).

• Expertise in writing SQL queries to validate Database.

• Providing project status reports to the QA Management.

• Working closely with users during User Acceptance Testing .

• Sound experience on the web based applications.

• Excellent Interpersonal skills and Analytical skills.

• Exceptional problem solving, decision-making, strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Good at working with team members.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Test Management Tools: HP ALM, HP Quality Center, TSF, Rally. Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, HP Quality Center, Junit, TestNG, Cucumber, SOAPUI, Manual Testing, Rest Assured Framework, POSTMAN, Swagger.

Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla.

Languages: JAVA, SQL, PL/SQL,

Operating System: Windows UNIX and LINUX

RDBMS: Oracle, MS SQL server, MS Access, PL/SQL

Version Control / Code Mgmt: Apache Sub version (SVN), CVS, Git CI/CD or build Tools: Maven, Gradle, Jenkins.

Methodologies: Waterfall, Verification & Validation, Agile / Scrum PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Cigna, Bloomfield, CT

Automation Test Engineer

2016 – Present

Responsibilities:

• Develop automated test scripts, reusable components and functions using Selenium WebDriver through JAVA.

• Execute / Dry run test scripts against any environment as part of test execution.

• Setting up test data required for script execution using Selenium WebDriver, JAVA, SQL.

• Support Defect Management, Defect Tracking and Defect Reporting activities using HP ALM / QC.

• Involved in writing and analyzing test scenarios for API and Functional Requirements of the Application.

• Worked in an Agile environment including hands-on experience with gathering and writing user stories.

• Developed and Executed detailed and maintainable Test cases and Test Scripts.

• Developed test scripts to automate process of testing in Selenium WebDriver.

• Automated graphical and functional web interface using testing of the application using Selenium driver.

• Automates Smoke and Regression test cases using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and Java.

• Created Traceability matrix to map the defects with test cases and test cases to the requirement.

• Automation Framework: Page Object Model, with separation external data files, reusable functions and classes.

• Proficient in writing Selenium Web Driver automation scripts in Java using Maven, Cucumber, and TestNG Automation Testing for Web Applications.

• Used quality center to design and formulate the test plan, test cases, test procedures based on requirements.

• Used Quality Center to assign defects to the developer and took the responsibility to get them to closed status after working with developers and identifying the actual problem.

• Performed web REST API testing using SoapUI and Postman (Get Method, POST Method).

• Maintained and executed automated test cases along with Continuous Integration tools like Jenkins.

• Project based on Agile/Scrum methodology. Participated in daily Scrum meetings.

• Implemented test automation scripts for mobile testing using Appium for Android and iOS applications.

• Developed automation scripts for Mobile Native applications on iOS and Android platforms using Appium and Java .

• Integrated Appium with for distributing tests on the cloud .

• Implemented real device mobile app testing using Test Object on the cloud .

• Performed tests on emulators and simulators over Charles Proxy .

• Experience in setting up test environment for automated script execution using Java, Appium and TestNG.

• Performed concurrent executions on emulators and simulators over Sauce Labs and using real devices over Test Object.

• Used GitHub as version control tool.

• Identified mobile elements using Appium Inspector, UI Automator Viewer .

• Writing Test cases using Element locators, WebDriver methods and Java programming features.

• Expertise in performing Functional Testing, Integration Testing and Regression testing. Environment: JAVA, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, HTML5, Javascript, Agile, Maven, UNIX, ALM/Quality Center, Firefox, Chrome, SQL Server 2012/2008R2, Eclipse, Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, Jenkins,Appium

HSBC, New York, NY

Automation Engineer

2014 –2016

• Responsible for requirements gathering, analysis; interacted with business team in analyzing the requirements.

• Created automated and executed test cases using Selenium web drivers for various scenarios, and participated actively in system, integration, performance and regression testing for every new build released.

• Used Selenium WebDriver with C# to generate automated test scripts from scratch and enhance existing scripts.

• Performed web REST API testing using SoapUI and Postman (Get Method, POST Method).

• Maintained and executed automated test cases along with Continuous Integration tools like Jenkins

• Created the UAT Test Plan by entering high-level requirements from the Statement of Need and Functional documents, as well as identified test scenarios, into the UAT Test document.

• Performed Development Integration, System Integration, End to End and User Acceptance Testing for the data services.

• Performed Positive & Negative Testing for system validations.

• Involved in Database testing by writing & executing SQL queries to validate that data population.

• Analyze all Report Bugs for continuous process improvement and keep tracking on the SDLC critical path.

• Involved in Functionality, User Interface, and Regression testing during the various phases of development using Specflow/Nunit with C#.

• Involved in executing Selenium test scripts on different browsers and checked for compatibility.

• Tested REST-API web services using SoapUI / Postman to ensure data credibility and functionality.

• Created custom report to track progress of all tests manually performed or via automation.

• Experienced in creating automation framework following Page Object Model.

• Developed page library as part of modular framework implementation in automation.

• Maintained and executed automated test cases along with Continuous Integration tools like Jenkins.

• Used JIRA to report and track bugs to closure from environment to environment.

• Attended weekly defect report meetings and presented progress updates.

• Worked with offshore team to discuss the Testing status and to assigned defects.

• Sprint Demo the product to the team and stake holders and performed UAT with Product Owner. Environment: C#, Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, HTML5, Nuget package, .NetFramework, Javascript, Agile, IE, Chrome, Safari, Maven, UNIX, Jira, Oracle 11g/10g, Eclipse, SoapUI, Jenkins. Intuit, Waltham, MA

QA Tester

2013 – 2014

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with the BA, Product Owner, and Development teams to gather and understand use cases, requirements and system implementation.

• Involved in the creation of User Stories based and Test procedure development.

• Created and lead the Test Cases on various forms of the application.

• Created Automated Data Driven test scripts Using Selenium for performing highly efficient regression test cycles.

• Created and maintained libraries and object repositories for the whole team to work with.

• Automated graphical and functional web interface using testing of the application using Selenium driver.

• Automates Smoke and Regression test cases using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and Java.• Created Traceability matrix to map the defects with test cases and test cases to the requirement.• Automation Framework: Page Object Model, with separation external data files, reusable functions and classes.

• Proficient in writing Selenium Web Driver automation scripts in Java using Maven, Cucumber, and TestNG Automation Testing for Web Applications.

• Planned and executed the Manual Testing for System Testing, Functional and Regression testing and UAT.

• Ensured that all the “acceptance criteria” is met while project testing life cycle is in process.

• Interacted closely with developers regarding defects, participated in tracking, reviewing and analyzing bugs.

• Used ALM to house all test documentation and report/track all issues and defects.

• Manage the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) between requirements and test Cases.

• Performed Data Validation using SQL, Defect Resolution, and Maintenance.

• Facilitated End to End and UAT testing along with defects status turn over meetings.

• Worked in Agile software development methodology and used daily scrum meeting to provide the daily updates and collectively document the team updates.

• Created progress reports to ensure appropriate test coverage and results. Environment: Java, C#, Selenium, Data Driven Agile, Visual Studio, Quality Center, UNIX/LINUX, Jira, MS Sql Server, XML, JSON, HTML, Oracle, Windows.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s in Political Science.

Diploma in Computer Science

References available upon request

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